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Important
This topic describes features that are only available to Managed Creators with appropriate permissions. For details, speak to your Microsoft contacts.
Important
The product configuration described below can be accessible via “web scraping” (or data scraping) technology before the first scheduled date. If this isn't your intent, please utilize the Private Audience or Disable Store Presence options to protect your product’s listing up until the first scheduled date.
With Private Audience, your Product Details Page (PDP) is only visible to a user group of your choosing, and it offers the ability to schedule when the product’s availability transitions from private to public. See Visibility - Audiences for more information.
With Disable Store Presence, the product won't have a PDP, be testable, or be redeemable via token until your first scheduled date. See the Disable store presence section for more information.
This article explains how to use the Pricing and Availability page in the Partner Center portal to configure hidden pre-order products. Pre-orders should be approved by Microsoft. For more information about submitting a pre-order plan for approval, see Configuring pre-order products.
Before you create a pre-order product by using the following instructions, we recommend reading Pre-order overview.
Important
When using this configuration, it's possible for customers with a direct link to the product to see it and acquire it in the Microsoft Store.
Product types this applies to
- Game Bundle
Configuration options
- Go to Partner Center.
- Go to the Game Bundle you want to configure.
- Select the Pricing and Availability module from the product page navigation.
- If you need to, in the Visibility section, configure Private Audience. For more information, see Visibility - Audiences.
- In the Discoverability section, select Make this product available and discoverable in the Microsoft Store.
- In the Schedule section, select the following options.
- Release: Select at, and then enter a date and time for the release of the product.
- Pre-order: Select starts at, and then enter a date and time for the pre-order to begin.
- Discoverable in the Microsoft Store: Select never.
- Stop acquisition: Select at, and then enter a date and time for the bundle to no longer be acquirable.
- In the Pricing section, set your pricing for the product.
- Select Save draft.
- When you're ready, select Review and publish to publish your configuration to your development sandbox or RETAIL.